Social Systems

Studies of, or related to, water that support communities, and lead to an improved knowledge and appreciation or water within society.

Research topic "Social Systems" is further divided into following sections:

• Water, Art and Built Environment Design
• Community Interaction, Education and Media
• Tourism and Recreation

Involved research staff

• Godwin Ayoko - Faculty of Science / Physical and Chemical Sciences
  telephone: 07 3138 1206 fax: 07 3138 1804 e-mail: g.ayoko@qut.edu.au
• Wendy Boyd - Faculty of Education / Early Childhood
  telephone: 07 3138 3620 fax: 07 3138 3989 e-mail: w.boyd@qut.edu.au
• Kerry Brown - Faculty of Business / Management
  telephone: 07 3138 2939 mobile: 0407 591 127 fax: 07 3138 1313 e-mail: ka.brown@qut.edu.au
• Richard Brown - Faculty of Built Environment and Engineering / Engineering Systems
  telephone: 07 3138 5157 fax: 07 3138 1516 e-mail: richard.brown@qut.edu.au
• Julie Davis - Faculty of Education / Early Childhood
  telephone: 07 3138 3808 fax: 07 3138 3989 e-mail: j.davis@qut.edu.au
• Les Dawes - Faculty of Built Environment and Engineering / Urban Development
  telephone: 07 3138 2776 fax: 07 3138 1170 e-mail: l.dawes@qut.edu.au
• Ray Frost - Faculty of Science / Physical and Chemical Sciences
  telephone: 07 3138 2407 mobile: 0414 84 2407 fax: 07 3138 1804 e-mail: r.frost@qut.edu.au
• Craig Furneaux - Faculty of Business / Management
  telephone: 07 3138 1890 mobile: 0412 003 346 fax: 07 3138 1313 e-mail: c.furneaux@qut.edu.au
• Megan Gibson - Faculty of Education / Early Childhood
  telephone: 07 3138 8092 fax: 07 3138 3989 e-mail: ml.gibson@qut.edu.au
• Megan Hargreaves - Faculty of Science / Life Sciences
  telephone: 07 3138 2244 mobile: 0409 069 963 fax: 07 3138 8388 e-mail: m.hargreaves@qut.edu.au
• Rosemary Kennedy - Faculty of Built Environment and Engineering / School of Design
  telephone: 07 3138 1249 fax: 07 3138 1528 e-mail: r.kennedy@qut.edu.au
• Donna King - Faculty of Education / Maths, Science and Technology Education
  telephone: 07 3138 8270 mobile: 0410 571 264 fax: 07 3138 3985 e-mail: d.king@qut.edu.au
• Wayde Martens - Faculty of Science / Physical and Chemical Science
  telephone: 07 3138 2265 mobile: 0421 320 377 fax: 07 3138 1804 e-mail: w.martens@qut.edu.au
• Michael Rosemann - Faculty of Information Technology / Information Systems
  telephone: 07 3138 9473 mobile: 0408 735 363 fax: 07 3138 9390 e-mail: m.rosemann@qut.edu.au
• Clevo Wilson - Faculty of Business / Economics and Finance
  telephone: 07 3138 4228 e-mail: clevo.wilson@qut.edu.au
• Habib Yezdani - Faculty of Science / Natural Resource Sciences
  telephone: 07 3138 4880 mobile: 0401 657 179 fax: 07 3138 4878 e-mail: h.yezdani@qut.edu.au

Related research projects

• Evaluation of water usage education program in early childhood centres in Northern NSW
  - ROUS Water-QUT Research Project
  project participants: Megan Gibson
   
• Fluid purification using nanostructured titania photocatalysts
   
• Managing the social, environmental & economic impacts of high density living within inner urban sub tropical environments
  - Australian Research Council (ARC) Linkage, Project Grant (joint Chief Investigator with Professor Buys and others).
  project participants: Clevo Wilson (Joint Chief Investigator)
   
• Economics of Conserving Australian Tropical Wildlife
  - Australian Research Council (ARC) Discovery Project Grant (joint Chief Investigator with Professor Clem Tisdell)
  project participants: Clevo Wilson (Joint Chief Investigator)
   
• Validation of dispersion model for Outboard Motors
  - Honda Marine and Power Equipment, Japan
  project time frame: 2006
  project budget: $35 500
  project participants: Richard Brown (Principal Investigator)
   
• Experimental investigation of emissions from Honda four stroke outboard motors
  - Honda Marine and Power Equipment, Japan
  project time frame: 2004
  project budget: $34 500
  project participants: Richard Brown (Principal Investigator)
   
• The Construction Industry Business Environment (CIBE) project
  - has been funded by the CRC for Construction Innovation to examine the regulatory environment of the construction sector in Australia. One of the case studies of the project is on a sustainable built environment. In collaboration with CSIRO.
  project participants: Kerry Brown, Craig Furneaux
   
• Preliminary investigation of emissions from Honda four stroke outboard motors
  - Preliminary investigation of emissions from Honda four stroke outboard motors
  project time frame: 2003
  project budget: $10 000
  project participants: Richard Brown (Principal Investigator)
   
• Evaluation of impacts of water education in early childhood settings
  - Unfunded collaboration with ROUS Water NSW
  project participants: Julie Davis
   
• Initial Field Testing of Emissions from Honda Outboard Motors
  project time frame: 2005
  project participants: Les Dawes
   
• Mainstreaming sustainability within teacher education in Australia
  - Collaborative project with 5 Qld universities, EIDOS Institute, Aust Research Institute in Education for sustainability (ARIES), and Dept of Envir., Heritage, Water and the Arts (DEWHA)
  project time frame: 2008
  project budget: $105 000
  project participants: Julie Davis
   

Publications

• Liu, H; Wang, J; Kelson, N; Brown, R.: A study of abrasive waterjet characteristics by CFD simulation - Journal of Materials Processing Technology, Volumes 153-154, 10 November 2004, Pages 488-493
• Liu, H; Wang, J; Brown, R.; Kelson, N: Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) Simulation of Ultrahigh Velocity Abrasive Waterjet - Key Engineering Materials, 233-236, 477-482, 2003
• Davis, J.; Gibson, M.; Rowntree, N; Pratt, R; Eglington, A: Creating a Culture of Sustainability: From Project to Integrated Education for Sustainability at Campus Kindergarten - Handbook of Sustainability Research. Leal Filho, W. (ed.), 2005
• Tisdell, C; Wilson, C.: Do open-cycle hatcheries relying on tourism conserve sea turtles? Sri Lankan developments and economic-ecological considerations - Environmental Management, Vol. 35, pp. 1-12, 2005
• Davis, J.: Educating for sustainability in the early years: Creating cultural change in a child care setting - Australian Journal of Environmental Education 21:pp. 47-55, 2005
• Davis, J.; Gibson, M.: Embracing Complexity: creating cultural change through education for sustainability - The International Journal of Knowledge, Culture & Change Management. Vol. 6, 2006
• Wilson, C.; Tisdell, C: Perceived impacts of ecotourism on environmental learning and its contribution to sustaining conservation: turtle watching at an Australian site - Environment, Development and Sustainability, Vol. 7, pp. 291-302, 2005
• Frost, R.; Musumeci, A.W.; Kloprogge, J.T.; Adebajo, M.O.; Martens, W.: Raman spectroscopy of hydrotalcites with phosphate in the interlayer: implications for the removal of phosphate from water - Journal of Raman Spectroscopy, 2006. 37(7): p. 733-741
• Davis, J.; Miller, M ; Boyd, W.; Gibson, M.: The impact and potential of water education in early childhood care and education settings: A report of the Rous Water Early Childhood Water Aware Centre Program. - QUT: Brisbane(2008) Research Partner: ROUS Water, New South Wales
• Kelly, C.A.; Ayoko, G.; Brown, R.; Swaroop, C.R.: Under water emissions from a two-stroke outboard engine: a comparison between an EAL and an equivalent mineral lubricant - Material and Design Vol 26, 609-617, 2005
• Kelly, C.A.; Brown, R.; Ayoko, G.; Scott, W: Underwater Emissions from a Two-Stroke Outboard Engine: Can the Type of Lubricant Make a Difference? - Proceedings of the National Environment Conference 2003: Brisbane Convention and Exhibition Centre, Queensland, Australia 18th - 20th June 2003 CD-ROM Version
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